Yolo Food Bank’s Grand Opening and Open House event this Saturday, 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m., will include t ...

Yolo Food Bank’s Grand Opening and Open House event this Saturday, 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m., will include the announcement that Sutter Health will invest $1 million to help support greater access to foo ...

(From Press Release) - A dream five years and $9.5 million in the making will come to fruition at last, w ...

(From Press Release) - A dream five years and $9.5 million in the making will come to fruition at last, with the official debut and recognition of Yolo Food Bank’s new, 42,000 square foot purpose-buil ...

“The City of Davis has an opportunity to address food insecurity in an innovative and systemic way. Give ...

“The City of Davis has an opportunity to address food insecurity in an innovative and systemic way. Given current proposals to cut federal food assistance programs, support for the food insecure is u ...

“…there exist many disconnects in our food system. Sadly, very little of the food grown in the region act ...

“…there exist many disconnects in our food system. Sadly, very little of the food grown in the region actually makes its way to local plates. Worse, too many residents suffer from persistent hunger a ...

by Michael Bisch For several weeks now, I have been sharing short stories about the work of your Food Ban ...

by Michael Bisch For several weeks now, I have been sharing short stories about the work of your Food Bank and our 70 local nonprofit partners, such as ASUCD Pantry, STEAC, CommuniCare, Empower Yolo, ...

by Michael Bisch “Without food, man can live at most but a few weeks; without it, all other components of ...

by Michael Bisch “Without food, man can live at most but a few weeks; without it, all other components of social justice are meaningless.” - Nobel-prize winner Norman Borlaug Tomorrow, Thursday, May 2 ...

by Michael Bisch When Executive Director Michael Bisch joined Yolo Food Bank 16 months ago, he knew that he'd be serving a worthy organization. But, as a father and local business and community leade ...

by Michael Bisch Yolo County families in crisis due to domestic abuse, child abuse or sexual assault are ...

by Michael Bisch Yolo County families in crisis due to domestic abuse, child abuse or sexual assault are especially fragile, but access to good nutrition empowers them to regain a sense of wholeness. ...

by Micahel Bisch Senior citizens are among our most vulnerable Yolo County residents, and too often, they ...

by Micahel Bisch Senior citizens are among our most vulnerable Yolo County residents, and too often, they have limited access to nutritious foods and meals they need to stay healthy as they age. Yolo ...

by Michael Bisch Inspired by a deep respect for all people regardless of their circumstances, Lynn Anne P ...

by Michael Bisch Inspired by a deep respect for all people regardless of their circumstances, Lynn Anne Phelps Holzner serves as the volunteer lunch coordinator for the homeless and under-served who v ...

by Michael Bisch Woodlanders Howard and Virginia Moehrke are a match with a passion for Yolo Food Bank's ...

by Michael Bisch Woodlanders Howard and Virginia Moehrke are a match with a passion for Yolo Food Bank's Kids Farmers Market program. Recently, they made the short walk from their home to Dingle Elem ...

by Michael Bisch Ending hunger and malnutrition in all of Yolo County is certainly no easy task. And Yol ...

by Michael Bisch Ending hunger and malnutrition in all of Yolo County is certainly no easy task. And Yolo Food Bank’s goal of increasing food distributions 50% in the coming fiscal year from 4 millio ...

by Michael Bisch A retired engineer, Wayne Eckert, makes weekly visits to Yolo Food Bank's Nonprofit Nutrition Center in his role as Short Term Emergency Aid Committee's (STEAC) Board president. He i ...

by Michael Bisch In the run-up to the May 2nd Big Day of Giving, what follows is an article from the Sacr ...

by Michael Bisch In the run-up to the May 2nd Big Day of Giving, what follows is an article from the Sacramento Region Community Foundation about the work of the Yolo Food Bank and the Sacramento Food ...

“When we’re talking about poverty, what we’re really talking about is hunger and malnutrition.” - Yolo County Supervisor Don Saylor By Michael Bisch Former Davis Mayor Robb Davis once again did the co ...

Definitions, Measures, and Data for Davis and Yolo County by Robb Davis Michael Bisch, Executive Director of the Yolo Food Bank has provided valuable information on the state of food insecurity among ...

by Michael Bisch What follows is an un-redacted email I received from Winters City Councilmember Jesse Lo ...

by Michael Bisch What follows is an un-redacted email I received from Winters City Councilmember Jesse Loren yesterday morning. To say that I was moved doesn’t begin to describe my reaction to Jesse’s ...

by Michael Bisch “When we’re talking about poverty, what we’re really talking about is hunger and malnutr ...

by Michael Bisch “When we’re talking about poverty, what we’re really talking about is hunger and malnutrition.” – Yolo County Supervisor Don Saylor To my surprise, one of the biggest challenges in my ...

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